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!Type || MMC || RS-MMC || MMC Plus || SecureMMC|| SD || SDIO || miniSD || microSD
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! Type || MMC || RS-MMC || MMCplus || MMCmobile || SecureMMC || SDIO || SD || miniSD || microSD
 
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!SD Socket
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! SD-socket compatible
| {{Yes}} ||{{Yes2}} Extender || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||{{Yes2}} Adapter ||{{Yes2}} Adapter
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| {{Yes}} || {{Yes2}} Extender || {{Yes}} || {{Yes2}} Extender ||  {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes2}} Adapter || {{Yes2}} Adapter
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!Pins
 
| 7 || 7 || 13 || 7 || 9 || 9 || 11 || 8
 
 
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|-
!Form factor
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! Pins
| thin || thin/short || thin || thin || thick (most), thin (rare) || thick || narrow/thin/short || very narrow/ very thin/ very short
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| 7 || 7 || 13 || 13 || 7 || 9 || 9 || 11 || 8
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Width
 
! Width
| 24 mm || 24 mm || 24 mm || 24 mm || 24 mm || 24 mm || 20 mm || 11 mm
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| 24 mm || 24 mm || 24 mm || 24 mm || 24 mm || 24 mm || 24 mm || 20 mm || 11 mm
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Length
 
! Length
| 32 mm || 18 mm || 32 mm || 32 mm || 32 mm || 32 mm+ || 21.5 mm || 15 mm  
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| 32 mm || 18 mm || 32 mm || 18 mm || 32 mm || 32 mm+ || 32 mm || 21.5 mm || 15 mm
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Thickness
 
! Thickness
|1.4 mm ||1.4 mm ||1.4 mm ||1.4 mm || 2.1 mm (some) || 2.1 mm || 1.4 mm || 1 mm
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|1.4&nbsp;mm ||1.4&nbsp;mm ||1.4&nbsp;mm || 1.4&nbsp;mm ||1.4&nbsp;mm || 2.1&nbsp;mm || 2.1&nbsp;mm (most)<br/>1.4&nbsp;mm (rare) || 1.4&nbsp;mm || 1&nbsp;mm
 
|-
 
|-
![[Serial Peripheral Interface Bus|SPI]] mode
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! 1-[[bit]] [[Serial Peripheral Interface Bus|SPI-bus]] mode
| {{depends|Optional}} || {{depends|Optional}} || {{depends|Optional}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
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| {{Depends|Optional}} || {{Depends|Optional}} || {{Depends|Optional}} || {{Depends|Optional}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
 
|-
 
|-
!1-[[bit]] mode
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! Max SPI bus clock
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
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| 20&nbsp;[[MHz]] || 20&nbsp;MHz || 52&nbsp;MHz || 52&nbsp;MHz || 20&nbsp;MHz || 50&nbsp;MHz || 25&nbsp;MHz || 50&nbsp;MHz || 50&nbsp;MHz
 
|-
 
|-
!4-bit mode
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! 1-bit MMC/SD bus mode
| {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{depends|Optional}} || {{depends|Optional}} || {{depends|Optional}} || {{depends|Optional}}
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| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
 
|-
 
|-
!8-bit mode
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! 4-bit MMC/SD bus mode
| {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}}  
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| {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Depends|Optional}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
 
|-
 
|-
!Interrupts
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! 8-bit MMC bus mode
| {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{depends|Optional}} || {{No}} || {{No}}  
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| {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}}
 
|-
 
|-
!Max clock rate
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! [[Double data rate|DDR]] mode
| 20&nbsp;MHz || 20&nbsp;MHz || 52&nbsp;MHz || 20&nbsp;MHz? || 208&nbsp;MHz || 50&nbsp;MHz || 208&nbsp;MHz || 208&nbsp;MHz
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| {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}}
 
|-
 
|-
!Max transfer
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! Max MMC/SD bus clock
| 20&nbsp;[[megabit|Mbit]]/s || 20&nbsp;Mbit/s || 416&nbsp;Mbit/s || 20&nbsp;Mbit/s? || 832&nbsp;Mbit/s || 200&nbsp;Mbit/s || 832&nbsp;Mbit/s || 832&nbsp;Mbit/s
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| 20&nbsp;[[MHz]] || 20&nbsp;MHz || 52&nbsp;MHz || 52&nbsp;MHz || 20&nbsp;MHz? || 50&nbsp;MHz || 208&nbsp;MHz || 208&nbsp;MHz || 208&nbsp;MHz
 
|-
 
|-
!Max [[Serial Peripheral Interface Bus|SPI]] transfer
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! Max MMC/SD transfer rate
| 20&nbsp;Mbit/s || 20&nbsp;Mbit/s || 52&nbsp;Mbit/s || 20&nbsp;Mbit/s || 50&nbsp;Mbit/s || 50&nbsp;Mbit/s || 50&nbsp;Mbit/s || 50&nbsp;Mbit/s
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| 20&nbsp;[[megabit|Mbit]]/s || 20&nbsp;Mbit/s || 832&nbsp;Mbit/s || 832&nbsp;Mbit/s || 20&nbsp;Mbit/s? || 200&nbsp;Mbit/s || 832&nbsp;Mbit/s || 832&nbsp;Mbit/s || 832&nbsp;Mbit/s
 
|-
 
|-
![[digital rights management|DRM]]
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! [[Interrupt]]s
| {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{N/A}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
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| {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Depends|Optional}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}}
 
|-
 
|-
!User encrypt
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! [[Digital rights management|DRM]] support
| {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}}
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| {{good|No}} || {{good|No}} || {{good|No}} || {{good|No}} || {{bad|Yes}} || {{N/A}} || {{bad|Yes}} || {{bad|Yes}} || {{bad|Yes}}
 
|-
 
|-
!Simplified spec
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! User encrypt
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Not yet? || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}}
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| {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}}
 
|-
 
|-
!Membership cost
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! Simplified spec.
|colspan=4|JEDEC: $4400/yr, optional||colspan=4|SD Card Association: $2000/yr, general; $4500/yr, executive
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| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}}
 
|-
 
|-
![[Specification]] cost
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! Membership cost
|colspan=3| Free || ? || colspan=4|Simplified spec: free <br /> Full spec: free to members, $1000/yr to R&D non-members
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|colspan=5|JEDEC: US$4,400/yr, optional||colspan=4|SD Card Association: US$2,000/year, general; US$4,500/year, executive
 
|-
 
|-
!Host license
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! [[Specification]] cost
| {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} ||colspan=4 {{Yes}} $1000/yr
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|colspan=4| Free || {{Unknown}} ||colspan=4| Simplified: free. Full: membership, or US$1,000/year to R&D non-members
 
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|-
!Card royalties
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! Host license
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} +$1000/yr || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
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| {{good|No}} || {{good|No}} || {{good|No}} || {{good|No}} || {{good|No}} ||colspan=4 {{Depends|US$1,000/year, excepting SPI-mode only use}}
 
|-
 
|-
!Open source compatible
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! Card royalties
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}? || {{Yes}}? || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
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| {{bad|Yes}} || {{bad|Yes}} || {{bad|Yes}} || {{bad|Yes}} || {{bad|Yes}} || {{bad|Yes}}, US$1,000/year || {{bad|Yes}} || {{bad|Yes}} || {{bad|Yes}}
 
|-
 
|-
!Nominal operating voltage
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! [[Open-source software|Open-source]] compatible
| 3.3V || 1.8V/3.3V || 1.8V/3.3V<ref>[http://www.jedec.org/download/search/JESD84-A44.pdf JEDEC MMC 4.4 Standard Pg.7], http://www.jedec.org 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.transcendusa.com/support/dlcenter/datasheet/TSxxMMC4.pdf Transcend v4.0 card does not support 1.8V], http://www.transcendusa.com 2009</ref> || 1.8V/3.3V || 3.3V (SDSC), 1.8/3.3V (SDHC, SDXC) || 3.3V || 3.3V || 3.3V (SDSC), 1.8/3.3V (SDHC, SDXC)
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| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
 
|-
 
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!Maximum available capacity
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! Nominal voltage
| 128GB || 2GB || 128GB? || 128GB? || 4GB || ? || 16GB || 32GB
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| 3.3&nbsp;V || 3.3&nbsp;V || 3.3&nbsp;V<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.jedec.org/sites/default/files/docs/JESD84-B41.pdf | publisher = JEDEC | title = MMC 4.1 Specification | page = 7 | year = 2008 | format = [[PDF]]}}.</ref><ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.transcendusa.com/support/dlcenter/datasheet/TSxxMMC4.pdf | publisher = Transcend | title = MMC 4.0 spec does not support 1.8V | place = United States | format = PDF | year = 2009}}.</ref> || 1.8&nbsp;V/3.3&nbsp;V || 1.8&nbsp;V/3.3&nbsp;V || 3.3&nbsp;V || 3.3&nbsp;V (SDSC),<br/>1.8/3.3&nbsp;V (SDHC, SDXC & SDUC) || 3.3&nbsp;V (miniSD),<br/>1.8/3.3&nbsp;V (miniSDHC) || 3.3&nbsp;V (SDSC),<br/> 1.8/3.3&nbsp;V (microSDHC, microSDXC & microSDUC)
 
|-
 
|-
!Type || MMC || RS-MMC || MMC&nbsp;Plus || SecureMMC|| SD || SDIO || miniSD || microSD
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! Max capacity
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| 128&nbsp;GB || 2&nbsp;GB || 128&nbsp;GB? || 2&nbsp;GB || 128&nbsp;GB? || ? || 2&nbsp;GB (SD),<br/>32&nbsp;GB (SDHC),<br/>1&nbsp;TB (SDXC),<br/>2&nbsp;TB (SDXC, theoretical),<br/>128&nbsp;TB (SDUC, theoretical) || 2&nbsp;GB (miniSD),<br />16&nbsp;GB (miniSDHC) || 2&nbsp;GB (microSD),<br/>32&nbsp;GB (microSDHC),<br/>1&nbsp;TB (microSDXC),<br/>2&nbsp;TB (microSDXC, theoretical),<br/>128&nbsp;TB (microSDUC, theoretical)
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|-
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! Type
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! MMC || RS-MMC || MMCplus || MMCmobile || SecureMMC|| SDIO || SD || miniSD || microSD
 
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Table data compiled mostly from simplified versions of MMC and SDIO specifications and other data on SD card and MMC association web sites. Data for other card variations is interpolated.
 
 
Capacity limit in all SD/MMC formats appears to be 128&nbsp;[[gigabyte|GB]] in [[logical block addressing|LBA]] mode (28-bit sector address).{{citation needed|reason=SDXC could be much larger than 128 GiB|date=September 2010}}<noinclude>
 
  
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Latest revision as of 18:34, 19 April 2020

Comparison of technical features of MMC and SD card variants

Type MMC RS-MMC MMCplus MMCmobile SecureMMC SDIO SD miniSD microSD
SD-socket compatible Yes Template:Yes2 Extender Yes Template:Yes2 Extender Yes Yes Yes Template:Yes2 Adapter Template:Yes2 Adapter
Pins 7 7 13 13 7 9 9 11 8
Width 24 mm 24 mm 24 mm 24 mm 24 mm 24 mm 24 mm 20 mm 11 mm
Length 32 mm 18 mm 32 mm 18 mm 32 mm 32 mm+ 32 mm 21.5 mm 15 mm
Thickness 1.4 mm 1.4 mm 1.4 mm 1.4 mm 1.4 mm 2.1 mm 2.1 mm (most)
1.4 mm (rare)
1.4 mm 1 mm
1-bit SPI-bus mode Optional Optional Optional Optional Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Max SPI bus clock 20 MHz 20 MHz 52 MHz 52 MHz 20 MHz 50 MHz 25 MHz 50 MHz 50 MHz
1-bit MMC/SD bus mode Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
4-bit MMC/SD bus mode No No Yes Yes No Optional Yes Yes Yes
8-bit MMC bus mode No No Yes Yes No No No No No
DDR mode No No Yes Yes Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown
Max MMC/SD bus clock 20 MHz 20 MHz 52 MHz 52 MHz 20 MHz? 50 MHz 208 MHz 208 MHz 208 MHz
Max MMC/SD transfer rate 20 Mbit/s 20 Mbit/s 832 Mbit/s 832 Mbit/s 20 Mbit/s? 200 Mbit/s 832 Mbit/s 832 Mbit/s 832 Mbit/s
Interrupts No No No No No Optional No No No
DRM support No No No No Yes Template:N/A Yes Yes Yes
User encrypt No No No No Yes No No No No
Simplified spec. Yes Yes No No Template:Unknown Yes Yes No No
Membership cost JEDEC: US$4,400/yr, optional SD Card Association: US$2,000/year, general; US$4,500/year, executive
Specification cost Free Template:Unknown Simplified: free. Full: membership, or US$1,000/year to R&D non-members
Host license No No No No No US$1,000/year, excepting SPI-mode only use
Card royalties Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes, US$1,000/year Yes Yes Yes
Open-source compatible Yes Yes Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Template:Unknown Yes Yes Yes Yes
Nominal voltage 3.3 V 3.3 V 3.3 V[1][2] 1.8 V/3.3 V 1.8 V/3.3 V 3.3 V 3.3 V (SDSC),
1.8/3.3 V (SDHC, SDXC & SDUC)
3.3 V (miniSD),
1.8/3.3 V (miniSDHC)
3.3 V (SDSC),
1.8/3.3 V (microSDHC, microSDXC & microSDUC)
Max capacity 128 GB 2 GB 128 GB? 2 GB 128 GB? ? 2 GB (SD),
32 GB (SDHC),
1 TB (SDXC),
2 TB (SDXC, theoretical),
128 TB (SDUC, theoretical)
2 GB (miniSD),
16 GB (miniSDHC)
2 GB (microSD),
32 GB (microSDHC),
1 TB (microSDXC),
2 TB (microSDXC, theoretical),
128 TB (microSDUC, theoretical)
Type MMC RS-MMC MMCplus MMCmobile SecureMMC SDIO SD miniSD microSD
  • Table data compiled from MMC, SD, and SDIO specifications from SD Association and JEDEC web sites. Data for other card variations are interpolated.

References

  1. MMC 4.1 Specification (PDF), JEDEC, 2008, p. 7.
  2. MMC 4.0 spec does not support 1.8V (PDF), United States: Transcend, 2009.